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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDaily KOS Petition to DNC to Bring Back the 50-State Strategy
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Daily KOS Petition to DNC to Bring Back the 50-State Strategy (Original Post)
Triana
Nov 2014
OP
This is as dumb as Republican petitions to block non-existent flights from West Africa...
brooklynite
Nov 2014
#3
Triana
(22,666 posts)1. Boy this sunk like a rock. n/t
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)2. I signed it! thanks for posting. ~nt
brooklynite
(94,571 posts)3. This is as dumb as Republican petitions to block non-existent flights from West Africa...
Okay - name a State that DIDN'T have the resources it needed for the Election...because THAT is what the 50 State Strategy is: State Party development (by that way, it's still a DNC policy). It's not about making sure we have candidates in every district, nor is it about making sure those candidates are sufficiently progressive (in Dean's day, a lot of the candidates that won us the House and Senate were Blue Dogs). So what non-existent problem are you trying to solve?
eridani
(51,907 posts)4. In WA State in 2008, we had two technology directors
Since 2009, we have had one. State party support still exists, but it has been cut back everywhere.
Triana
(22,666 posts)5. Retract the claws, please.
The petition text reads as follows:
Theres no point sugarcoating itthis was a Republican wave. The GOP won control of the U.S. Senate, elected new governors in big blue states, and washed out Democratic majorities in state legislatures from New Hampshire to Nevada.
We need to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up. We need a new 50-State Strategy.
After George Bushs re-election in 2004, Howard Deans 50-State Strategy led Democrats to enormous wins in 2006 and 2008. The strategy invested heavily in state parties and reached out to engage Democrats no matter where they lived.
Bringing back the 50-State Strategy and rebuilding the Democratic Party should be the DNCs top priority.
Sign the petition: Bring back the 50-State Strategy.
Petition Text
Our Message to The DNC
We need to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up. Bring back the 50-State Strategy.
We need to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up. We need a new 50-State Strategy.
After George Bushs re-election in 2004, Howard Deans 50-State Strategy led Democrats to enormous wins in 2006 and 2008. The strategy invested heavily in state parties and reached out to engage Democrats no matter where they lived.
Bringing back the 50-State Strategy and rebuilding the Democratic Party should be the DNCs top priority.
Sign the petition: Bring back the 50-State Strategy.
Petition Text
Our Message to The DNC
We need to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up. Bring back the 50-State Strategy.
Nowhere does the petition (or did I myself) say it/we are against "DNC policy". Nowhere do I or the petition say we want to "make sure we have candidates in every district", or about "making sure candidates are progressive".
In case you didn't notice, 11/4 was a rout for Dems. Last time Dems did well was with the 50-state strategy in place. Yes, the strategy does mean making sure states have resources they need. It also, according to the petition text ". . .reached out to engage Democrats no matter where they lived." - I'm guessing that would be organization and GOTV efforts, which Howard Dean and his 50-state strategy excelled at. Having such great organization again would be very useful.
Your criticism seems to be based on a slew of false premises or assumptions made by you. At least some people are trying to solve the problem of a very messed up and ineffective DNC, some apparently very ineffective state-level strategies, and an impotent Democratic Party. You are merely scratching noses and criticizing - and at that apparently based on some erroneous assumption you've yourself made.
If you're not going to do something constructive to at least try to get Dems back on their fighting feet - then please don't criticize others who are trying to do it.
Thanks.
Now excuse me while I go bandage my damn nose.